Reborn with Steve Stand

Chapter 653: Come...

I have to say, the demands of my partner are quite high.

In order to be a real man, Fang Mo has been controlling Steve to search outside for several days.

Things like bauxite, iron ore, and even lead, nickel, and gold veins are relatively easy to find. Fang Mo even found a lapis lazuli vein on the second day.

However, the remaining two rare veins, uranium and platinum, almost made Fang Mo run his legs off.

But as the saying goes, heaven rewards those who are diligent... One must know that a person who is truly determined to achieve something can overcome all obstacles in this world.

So a few days later.

Fang Mo jumped up from the ground in excitement.

"Haha! Found it!"

After finding all the veins, Fang Mo excitedly flew straight to Alex, who was studying the Ender Storage module at the time, trying to improve the logistics network at home. Seeing Fang Mo rushing over, she was obviously startled.

A slightly uneasy voice from Xiao Yao echoed.

"Hehehe."

Fang Mo suddenly imitated the appearance of a defeated man, rubbing his hands together excitedly and said, "Can you believe it, I found all the veins!"

"Hmm... is that so."

Contrary to Fang Mo's expectations, Alex only pondered for a moment before turning her head towards the wooden house not far away.

"In that case, I'll just give it to you."

Xiao Yao's voice sounded unexpectedly calm: "I'm lying in the bedroom on the second floor right now, do as you wish. I still need to set up the roaster and handle the ore logistics system."

"...Huh?"

Hearing Xiao Yao's words, Fang Mo was obviously stunned.

"What's wrong?"

Alex looked up at Fang Mo, and at the same time, Xiao Yao's deliberately calm voice echoed again: "Haven't you always wanted this? I promised you, didn't I? Now I'm lying in the bedroom on the second floor, you can come up anytime. I still have work to do, oh, and remember to clean up after you're done."

"No, you..."

Fang Mo scratched his head. This was not what he had in mind.

It wasn't until now that Fang Mo realized that his partner was different from him; she couldn't simultaneously control both the avatar and the main body.

This means that if Xiao Yao's attention is on Alex, her main body would be in an unconscious state, with no resistance or sensory perception, like a big toy. You could say she's in a vegetative state.

"Damn..."

Realizing this, Fang Mo was dumbfounded and said, "Aren't you trying to exploit a bug here?"

"How can this be considered a bug?"

Alex motioned at Fang Mo and then turned to fiddle with the workbench. Only Xiao Yao's voice continued, "I did promise you. I said I would give myself to you once we returned to Minecraft... did I go back on my word? Didn't I permit you to use me? Hmm?"

"No, this..."

Fang Mo opened his mouth but couldn't find a way to refute her.

He had always used sophistry to leave others speechless, and now for the first time, he experienced this feeling himself. Is this Xiao Yao talking nonsense? What she said seems to make sense... but if she's not wrong, something still feels off. This isn't what Fang Mo expected.

Fang Mo considered himself a champion of pure love.

He's not like those who enjoy hypnosis, threats, cuckoldry, drugging, and other strange fetishes.

Well... light hypnosis can be quite interesting.

But that's not the point now!

Fang Mo had planned for romantic activities with his wife in their private space to quickly enhance their relationship... How did it turn into a one-sided demand from him? It felt quite disappointing!

"What if."

After standing still and pondering for a while, Fang Mo asked, "I wait until you're done?"

"I'm probably never going to be done."

However, she quickly poured a bucket of cold water over Fang Mo's hope: "When have you ever seen me stop playing Minecraft? I'm aiming for Avaritia crafting now..."

"Well... okay then."

Hearing this, Fang Mo sighed helplessly.

He then turned and walked towards the wooden house.

Leaving the industrial area, crossing the warehouse and central area, Fang Mo soon arrived at the residential area on the northeast side of the platform. He opened the door and walked into the wooden villa he had built.

He climbed the stairs to the second floor.

Fang Mo looked around slightly.

Very soon, he discovered a new living room, probably created by Xiao Yao specifically to control Alex. When he passed by last time, this bedroom was not there.

Taking a deep breath.

Fang Mo slowly pushed open the bedroom door.

The bedroom was not large. Besides a bed, there were nightstands on both sides, part of a furniture module. On the wall opposite the bed was a television, and the window to the left even had a curtain.

There was only one wall lamp in the room, so the light was surprisingly soft.

As the candle flickered, shadows danced in the room, giving the small bedroom a faintly cozy feel.

Fang Mo looked up.

He found his little partner quietly lying on the bed.

At this moment, her small legs were wrapped in white silk stockings, and she was wearing a thin, light-colored nightdress, with some delicate and pretty lace trim on the hem. The soft nightdress clung to her body, vaguely outlining her youthful contours.

Under the cover of the soft yellow fabric, this little one looked like a piece of sleeping cheese.

Fang Mo glanced down, and since he was standing directly in front of the bed, the view he saw was even more captivating.

"..."

Even Fang Mo himself.

Had to admire his skill in creating her.

Maybe not everyone would like her... but at least to Fang Mo, this little creature was almost the epitome of perfection.

At this moment, she lay quietly on the bed, eyes closed, like a work of art, or the sleeping beauty from a fairy tale. Fang Mo had to admit his heartbeat indeed quickened a bit. For a moment, he seemed to understand that legendary depraved prince with a certain fetish.

Fang Mo slowly walked forward a few steps and leaned over to look at his partner.

After a slight hesitation.

He raised his hand and gently touched her face.

The touch was warm, like stroking his own heart.

But in the next second, some strange thoughts flashed in Fang Mo's mind. Acting on a sudden whim, he used two fingers to lightly lift her eyelids.

The hollow, lifeless eyes slowly opened, staring at Fang Mo with an unfocused gaze.

"..."

Seeing this, Fang Mo instinctively frowned.

He thought he was quite perverted, but seeing this scene, an indescribable feeling rose in Fang Mo's heart.

Although Fang Mo didn't want to admit it, and felt very ashamed, seeing his little partner's hollow and dazed look, Fang Mo suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable, like a kind of fear.

Yes, it was fear.

Fang Mo was a bit worried about losing this little rascal.

He really didn't want to be alone again. This world, which once felt like a paradise for Minecraft players, had also been so cold and dead... like a throne named prison, imprisoning a lonely human soul.

"!"

Almost as if electrocuted, Fang Mo suddenly withdrew his hand.

"...Damn it, forget it."

Taking a deep breath, Fang Mo felt a bit empty inside, no longer having any other thoughts. Shaking his head and cursing himself, he turned and left the bedroom.

After leaving the bedroom.

Fang Mo slowly walked to the platform outside.

In the distance, Alex was still busy as usual, running between various machines, making a pile of things and spreading them all over the ground. One could only say she was truly hardworking; sometimes Fang Mo even thought she should have been the one hit by a truck, not him.

Of course.

Though she was always working hard.

Fang Mo honestly didn't understand what she was doing.

But watching Alex's busy figure, he felt a strange sense of tranquility.

This tranquility dispelled the unease in Fang Mo's heart. This incredibly active hard worker brought life here, and under this lively atmosphere, Fang Mo gradually calmed down. He realized he had indeed been a bit too sensitive just now.

His past self was like a child who had lost his home.

And the loneliness left in his heart, though now dispersed... still irreversibly affected him.

Like someone who had once eaten shit.

No matter how much he brushed his teeth, he would always remember that moment squatting in the public toilet.

"Sigh..."

Thinking of this, Fang Mo let out a long sigh.

Compared to his previous mental state, Fang Mo knew he was much better now. He believed that in time, this little remedy would surely heal the crack in his heart.

Anyway, according to Nyarlathotep.

She was originally part of himself as an 'Outer God'.

No one, no god, no existence could take her away from him because she was essentially the same kind of thing as him, more like an abstract concept, a concrete rule, rather than life itself.

"Damn, this damn Sasori personality."

Smiling and shaking his head, Fang Mo cursed himself. His control and possessiveness were sometimes... no wonder his partner always complained about him.

While Fang Mo was cursing himself.

Due to her work, Alex seemed not to notice this.

She fiddled around for a while, then disappeared with a pile of things that looked like wheels. After a while, she reappeared, starting to study some unknown pipes.

Fang Mo didn't say anything.

He just summoned his Steve and threw a batch of beef into the nearby furnace to cook.

For the next period, Fang Mo leaned here, occasionally taking a bite of steak, watching Alex in the distance, his thoughts wandering off somewhere, clearly somewhat absent-minded.

And this time.

Lasted about three days.

Finally, Alex finished a major project. After admiring her work with satisfaction, she suddenly paused and thought of Fang Mo.

It had been several days.

Yet Fang Mo had uncharacteristically made no noise.

So Xiao Yao was a bit confused. Could it be that he had been working non-stop for several days? Though block people had no concept of stamina, this was still a bit too scary, wasn't it?

Thinking of this.

Alex hurriedly glanced at the living area.

However, upon closer inspection, Alex was suddenly stunned because he noticed that Fang Mo hadn't entered the house at all. Instead, he was leaning against the door, staring blankly into space, lost in thought.

"?"

Seeing this, Alex bounced over and patted Fang Mo twice with empty hands.

"Are you done?"

Soon, the voice of Xiao Yao echoed in the public chat.

"No…"

Hearing his little partner's voice, Fang Mo sighed and turned his face to the side, saying, "I didn't do it."

"What, you couldn't do it?"

Xiao Yao felt a bit puzzled upon hearing this.

"It's not that." Fang Mo shook his head and then casually tossed the half-eaten steak into the void. "It's just… I suddenly lost the desire."

"Are you upset?"

Quickly, Xiao Yao noticed Fang Mo's frustration. "So you're blaming me for glitching?"

"It's alright."

Fang Mo waved his hand and said, "I just thought I could do it, but… seeing you like that, for some reason, I felt a bit uncomfortable."

"Uncomfortable? Why?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yao grew curious. "Shouldn't you just go all the way?"

"I don't know." Fang Mo also shook his head, but then he looked down and thought for a moment before saying, "Maybe I want something truly warm."

"Warm?"

Xiao Yao immediately responded, "Isn't that body warm enough? Anyway, it's definitely better than Ah Xue. If it really doesn't work, you could soak it in a hot spring first…"

"It's not the physical warmth I want."

Fang Mo sighed upon hearing this and leaned his head back against the wooden wall. "What's the use of physical warmth? My Laevatein can reach tens of thousands of degrees effortlessly."

"Then what exactly do you want?" The other couldn't help but ask.

"…Do you know?" Fang Mo didn't answer directly but began to speak to himself. "During the time you weren't here, I actually lived alone in this world for a very long time."

"From the initial pioneering, resource scarcity, to later building my own house and farm, the Tinker's furnace was up and running, and my gear gradually became the best set. But even so, on quiet nights every month, I would gaze at the stars… missing my hometown, thinking of my parents, thinking of home, and you."

At this point, Fang Mo turned to look at the stone furnace beside him. "To dispel loneliness and illuminate the darkness, I filled these furnaces with coal."

"But no matter how warmly these furnaces burned, I still felt cold."

Fang Mo slowly closed his eyes. "What I want has never been a mere body. Forms are meaningless to me. Actually, using conversion powder, even Ah Xue could have a loli form (?questionable)… but that's not what I want. What I truly want is someone who can laugh and play with me, who shares the same experiences, understands the same jokes, comes from the same time and space."

"I like you, not because of your looks, but because you gave me something special during a unique time."

As he said this, Fang Mo slowly opened his eyes again.

"This place was once cold and barren, but after you walked through it, miraculously, life began to grow. This is my heart." Lightly placing his hand on his chest, Fang Mo looked up at the now-motionless Alex, as if responding to him, but also as if talking to himself.

"If I have to say, this might be the true warmth I've found."

"…"

Alex stood still upon hearing this, seemingly frozen in place, silent and unresponsive.

"Did I scare you?"

Fang Mo glanced at Alex and slowly shook his head. "Well, never mind. Just pretend I never said anything…"

But before Fang Mo could finish his sentence.

There was a creak as the door behind him seemed to open.

Suddenly, a small, soft, and warm body leaned against Fang Mo's back, followed by a pair of arms wrapping around his neck, a gentle breath whispering in Fang Mo's ear.

"Come, let's go inside…"

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This is one of the few emotional scenes in this fic. Thank you for reading this far.